albanian
/æl'beinjən/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to Albania: Pertaining to the country of Albania, its people, its language, or its culture.
Noun:
- The language of Albania: The Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania.
- A person from Albania: A native or inhabitant of Albania.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- She is an Albanian artist. (She is an artist from Albania.)
- We studied Albanian history. (We studied the history of Albania.)
- He enjoys Albanian music. (He enjoys music from Albania.)
Noun (Language):
- She is learning Albanian. (She is learning the language of Albania.)
- This book is translated into Albanian. (This book is translated into the language of Albania.)
Noun (Person):
- He is an Albanian. (He is a person from Albania.)
- The Albanians I met were very friendly. (The people from Albania I met were very friendly.)
Advanced Usage
"Albanian Alps": A mountain range in northern Albania.
- They went hiking in the Albanian Alps.
"Albanian diaspora": Refers to Albanians living outside of Albania.
- The Albanian diaspora maintains strong cultural ties to the homeland.
Variants and Related Words
Albania (n): The country in Southeastern Europe.
- Tirana is the capital of Albania.
Albanology (n): The study of Albanian language, history, and culture.
- He is a professor of Albanology.
Synonyms
- (For the person) There is no direct synonym; "Albanian" is the demonym. One can use descriptive phrases like "a person from Albania."
- (For the language) There is no direct synonym; it is specifically "the Albanian language."
Related Phrases
"Albanian lek": The official currency of Albania.
- The price is one hundred Albanian lek.
"Albanian cuisine": Refers to the traditional food and cooking styles of Albania.
- I would like to try Albanian cuisine.
Adjective
- of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture
Noun
- the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania
- a native or inhabitant of Albania